Judges 21:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.”
Judges 21:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 21:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 21:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.”
Judges 21:17 — World English Bible
Judges 21:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel. ”
Judges 21:17 — American Standard Version
Judges 21:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they say, `A possession of an escaped party <FI>is<Fi> to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;”
Judges 21:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 21:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, There must be a possession for those of Benjamin that have escaped, that a tribe be not blotted out of Israel. ”
Judges 21:17 — Darby Translation
Judges 21:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they saide, there must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Beniamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.”
Judges 21:17 — Geneva Bible
Judges 21:17 in Context — Judges 21
15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
What Does Judges 21:17 Mean?
Judges 21:17 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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